When faced with a major decision, learning how others decided is valuable input that can often save a lot of time and effort. For example, I believe I read that over 5,000 communities wrestled with whether its school superintendent should continue as an elected position and only 30 (.04 percent) determined that it should. To me, that means that absent some unusual circumstances unique to this community, Highlands County will not be number 31. ...more

November 29, 2007

Another Year, Same Old Question Why do the Hernando County Commissioners make more money doing a part-time job, than Hernando County deputies do when they put their lives on the line for everyone? ...more

November 29, 2007

How illegal immigration was stopped in 1954 Many of our citizens believe that we cannot get rid of the millions of illegal immigrants we now have in our country and eliminate the cost and problems they cause. Fortunately, President Eisenhower showed us how to do it in 1954 and it worked for many years. ...more

November 28, 2007

I recently had occasion to discuss the Bush administration's war on terrorism with one of the highest ranking former officials responsible for planning that war. He asked me what I thought the administration's biggest mistake was. ...more

November 11, 2007

One of the memorable moments in Alice's journey through Wonderland is the twisted conversation in which Humpty Dumpty declares, 'When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.' ...more

October 29, 2007

Hometown Democracy is simply 'ballot box planning.' Its focus is neither your hometown nor improved democracy. ...more

October 23, 2007

Debate is already brewing on the City Commission over how elected officials should be voted into office. ...more

October 13, 2007

Florida Department of Community Affairs Secretary Tom Pelham's column (Commentary, Sept. 8) missed the mark on the Florida Hometown Democracy citizen's initiative, which I co-authored. ...more

September 17, 2007